Comparison of Kato Katz, antibody-based ELISA and droplet digital PCR diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica: Lessons learnt from a setting of low infection intensity.

• Main Authors: Pengfei Cai (Author), Kosala G Weerakoon (Author), Yi Mu (Author), Remigio M Olveda (Author), Allen G Ross (Author), David U Olveda (Author), Donald P McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Zoonotic schistosomiasis in Asia, caused by Schistosoma japonicum, remains a major public health concern in China and the Philippines. The developing epidemiological and socio-economic picture of the disease in endemic areas necessitates the development of affordable and highly accurate f...